However, other sources dispute this explanation and claim that the name originates from a description given to a deer enclosure or something similar.

Darton has its own railway station on Northern's Hallam Line which links train journeys between Sheffield and Leeds.

[6] The reason for this is because the West-South Yorkshire boundary ran between the village and its main source of employment, Woolley Colliery.

On 15 June 2007, Darton hit the national headlines after 48 hours of torrential rain caused the River Dearne to burst its banks leading to heavy flooding in the village.

Further flooding occurred in January 2008, although the damage and disruption caused this time was not as bad as the previous year's.